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Article: Caffeine Increases Risk of Miscarriage, Study Finds
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- The Washington Post
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- January 21, 2008
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Caffeine consumption by pregnant women can significantly increase
the risk of miscarriage, according to new research.
The study, involving more than 1,000 pregnant California women,
provides the most convincing evidence to date of such a link, the
researchers said.
Research previously indicated an increased risk, but scientists
were unsure whether those findings were affected by the fact that
women having morning sickness might be less likely to drink
caffeinated drinks, such as coffee, and less likely to have
miscarriages.
"The relationship between caffeine intake and miscarriage was
controversial," said De-Kun Li, a reproductive and perinatal
epidemiologist at Kaiser Permanente in ...